Preacher, the, his need of fluency, and constant study, 71; of indifference to praise, 70, 73;
of indifference to slander and envy, 71, 72; the proper aim of his sermons to please
God, 73.
Pride, the evils of, 148.
Priest, the Christian, greater than the Jewish, 48; power of the, greater than that of parents,
48; moral dangers which beset the, 49, 50; sobriety and self-control needful in, 51; his
life contrasted with that of the recluses, 75-77; his need of purity, 76; his relations to-
wards God, and his flock, 75; his social intercourse with the women of his flock, 78,
79.
Priesthood, supreme importance of the, 40; difficulties of the, 41; careful scrutiny of character
needed for the, 42; sanctity of the, 46, 47; knowledge of the word of God essential for
the, 64; not to be undertaken rashly or merely on solicitation, 62, 63; penalties when
the office is ill-discharged, 64; enemies of the, 65, 66.
Priscilla, wife of Aquilla, referred to, 150.
Prodigal Son, parable of the, 96.
Punishment, the remedial discipline of temporal, 186.
Rachel, wife of Jacob, 238.
Readers, their lives contrasted with that of the priest, 75-77.
Rebecca, wife of Isaac, 238.
Redemption, our, by the blood of Jesus Christ, 170.
Regeneration, laver of, 161, 162.
Repentance, instances of, accepted, 94-96, 103-106, 108; ruined by despair, 92, 93, 97, 106,
107; five different ways of: almsgiving; forgiveness; humility; prayer; self-condemnation,
190.
Resurrection of Jesus Christ, evidence for, in the life of St. Ignatius, 139.
Rich, the, often pay less heed than the poor to Holy Scripture, 235.
Riches, good or evil according to the use made of them, 236; of no use in time of danger,
254; the evils of, 275-277.
Rufinus, chief minister at the court of Constantinople, 245.
Sabellius, his heresy, 66, n.
Saints, their presence wholesome for the wicked, 192.
Salvation, not profitable to the careless, 189.
Sarah, wife of Abraham, 238, 239.
Sardica, the Council of, 314.
Satan, his methods of warfare, 82; "I renounce thee" a Christian watchword, 170, 171.
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